Engineering Students Top Of Their Class

Posted February 17, 2000


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - February 17, 2000 2000-02-07-ENG

Engineering Students Top Of Their Class

U of S engineering students were on top at the Western Engineering Conference and Competition (WECC 2000), a qualifying competition for the Canadian Engineering Competition, from February 2 - 6 in Victoria.

"Once again the University of Saskatchewan was well represented at the conference and competition," said Professor Franco Berruti, Dean of Engineering, "Our college continues to excel in the western region with students that are both strong competitors as well as excellent and proud representatives of this university."

Paul Perrault and Brad Joyce won first place in Extemporaneous Debate that challenges students to apply analytical skills to present a well-reasoned viewpoint with a minimum amount of preparation.

Erin Moss, Kyle Dobson, Jeff Wilkinson and Ben Wagemakers won first place in Team Design which involves a fun but very challenging problem to solve, specific material, limited money and time to put it together.

Jason Leuchen was awarded second place for his entry in Corporate Design which requires competitors to design a solution to an industry problem currently faced by a recognized corporation.

These 7 students will now advance to the Canadian Engineering Competition (CEC) in March at the University of Western Ontario.

Western Engineering Conference & Competition (WECC) is a gathering of engineering students from Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta, & B.C. which normally happens during the last weekend of January.

For more information please contact:

Professor Franco Berruti
Dean of Engineering
College of Engineering
University of Saskatchewan
(306) 966-5273
F.Berruti@engr.usask.ca